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Aetherflux hires Joe Yaffe as COO and chief legal officer

Aetherflux, the space‑solar startup founded by Baiju Bhatt, has hired Joe Yaffe as chief operating officer and chief legal officer. Yaffe will serve in a dual COO/CLO role overseeing the startup’s operational and legal affairs and expands Aetherflux’s leadership team.

2026-01-12T13:11:56.349437-08:00

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Researchers beam power from moving aircraft to ground receivers in first airborne wireless power transmission

2026-01-12T10:56:58.983757-08:00

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Eutelsat orders 340 OneWeb satellites from Airbus in $2.56B follow-on; production starts in Toulouse 2026

2026-01-12T01:29:23.622502-08:00

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Sweden awards ~$141M sovereign ISR contracts to ICEYE and Planet Labs; SAR and optical satellites due 2026

2026-01-12T11:44:00.869810-08:00

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Aetherflux hires Joe Yaffe as COO and chief legal officer Aetherflux, the space‑solar startup founded by Baiju Bhatt, has hired Joe Yaffe as chief operating officer and chief legal officer. Yaffe will serve in a dual COO/CLO role overseeing the startup’s operational and legal affairs and expands Aetherflux’s leadership team.

2026-01-12T13:11:56.349437-08:00

Aetherflux hires Joe Yaffe as COO and chief legal officer

Space Intel Report

Sweden awards ~$141M sovereign ISR contracts to ICEYE and Planet Labs; SAR and optical satellites due 2026 Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has signed multi‑year sovereign imagery contracts—about $141m—to ICEYE for a Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite capability and to Planet Labs for high‑resolution optical tasking and data services. The radar and optical satellites are due to begin deliveries and sovereign tasking access in 2026.

2026-01-12T11:44:00.869810-08:00

Sweden awards ~$141M sovereign ISR contracts to ICEYE and Planet Labs; SAR and optical satellites due 2026

AeroTime

Researchers beam power from moving aircraft to ground receivers in first airborne wireless power transmission Researchers have successfully transmitted power wirelessly from a moving aircraft to ground receivers, marking the first demonstration of airborne wireless energy transfer. The flight test validates beaming power from a mobile airborne source to terrestrial receivers and extends prior ground-based demonstrations into a moving-platform environment.

2026-01-12T10:56:58.983757-08:00

Researchers beam power from moving aircraft to ground receivers in first airborne wireless power transmission

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GEOINT industry poised to provide the spatial intelligence AI needs AI systems increasingly require spatial context to interpret the world and make operational decisions. The GEOINT industry — commercial and government geospatial-intelligence providers — is positioned to supply the high-resolution imagery, mapping and analytics that give AI the spatial intelligence it lacks.

2026-01-12T07:12:08.540699-08:00

GEOINT industry poised to provide the spatial intelligence AI needs

Space Intel Report

EUMETSAT approves $1B EPS–Sterna polar microsatellite constellation to measure atmospheric temperature and humidity EUMETSAT's Council has approved the EUMETSAT Polar System – Sterna, a $1 billion constellation of polar-orbiting microsatellites to deliver atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles. The 30-nation programme cleared funding after months of delay and targets operational meteorological soundings from polar orbits.

2026-01-12T07:06:08.093304-08:00

EUMETSAT approves $1B EPS–Sterna polar microsatellite constellation to measure atmospheric temperature and humidity

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Industry urges accelerated collaboration to tackle orbital congestion Industry and regulators must accelerate collaboration to confront growing orbital congestion, the article argues. Coordinated improvements in debris mitigation, tracking and traffic‑management are needed to protect operational safety, preserve orbital sustainability and maintain the economics of satellite deployments as launch and constellation activity expands.

2026-01-12T04:06:57.636028-08:00

Industry urges accelerated collaboration to tackle orbital congestion

SpaceWatch Global

GomSpace Luxembourg picked for lunar exploration satellite contract by major North American company GomSpace Luxembourg announced it has been selected by a leading North American space company to provide a satellite for a lunar exploration mission. The contract tasks GomSpace's small-satellite capabilities with supporting lunar-focused payloads and operations under the North American prime's mission architecture.

2026-01-12T03:11:56.151040-08:00

GomSpace Luxembourg picked for lunar exploration satellite contract by major North American company

SpaceWatch Global

Bulgaria signs MoU to provide institutional backing for EnduroSat’s new Space Center The Bulgarian government has signed a memorandum of understanding to provide dedicated institutional support for EnduroSat’s new Space Center, formalizing state backing for the Sofia‑based company's facility and underlining national commitment to develop domestic space capabilities.

2026-01-12T03:11:56.137060-08:00

Bulgaria signs MoU to provide institutional backing for EnduroSat’s new Space Center

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Aetherflux hires Joe Yaffe as COO and chief legal officer

Researchers beam power from moving aircraft to ground receivers in first airborne wireless power transmission

Eutelsat orders 340 OneWeb satellites from Airbus in $2.56B follow-on; production starts in Toulouse 2026

Sweden awards ~$141M sovereign ISR contracts to ICEYE and Planet Labs; SAR and optical satellites due 2026

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